California · 2025 pay · 1,044 people
How much does a program coordinator make in California?
$90,063typical pay for a program coordinator in 2025
$58,108 – $127,632what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 12.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from 8 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- San Mateo County · smcgov.org ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where program coordinators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- City of San Diego171 people$155,483
- San Diego County112 people$120,771
- City of Redondo Beach74 people$18,785
- Metropolitan Transportation Commission71 people$145,301
- Riverside County56 people$78,763
- Contra Costa Community College District54 people$87,193
- Santa Cruz County49 people$97,637
- City of Sacramento48 people$57,801
- City of Pasadena45 people$96,250
- San Mateo County32 people$119,600
- Humboldt County23 people$74,341
- Marin Community College District18 people$105,457
- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District14 people$96,422
- City of El Monte13 people$39,162
- City of Lodi11 people$30,345
- City of Santa Fe Springs10 people$56,930
- Town of Danville10 people$72,114
- Ventura County Community College District8 people$108,828
- Butte County8 people$77,194
- City of Alhambra8 people$64,390
- San Diego County Air Pollution Control7 people$123,498
- City of Bellflower7 people$31,947
- City of Walnut Creek7 people$95,871
- Kern County6 people$76,294
- Feather River Community College District6 people$76,620
- Calaveras County6 people$41,432
- Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board6 people$12,563
- City of Eureka5 people$76,123
- City of Placentia5 people$16,787
- Kings County5 people$63,045
- McKinleyville Community Services District5 people$1,050
- Cordova Recreation and Park District5 people$16,677
- City of Milpitas5 people$108,069
- City of Downey5 people$54,903
- Tahoe Resource Conservation District5 people$59,973
- City of San Rafael5 people$81,682
- City of Palm Springs5 people$91,274
- City of Emeryville4 people$66,473
- Riverside County First 54 people$84,199
- City of Encinitas4 people$81,238
- City of Fremont4 people$115,256
- City of Torrance4 people$71,249
- City of Perris4 people$64,733
- Community Human Services4 people$52,813
- City of Manhattan Beach3 people$6,463
- City of Monterey Park3 people$76,004
- Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County3 people$30,648
- South Orange County Community College District3 people$61,695
- Soledad-Mission Recreation and Park District3 people$27,103
- Calaveras County First 53 people$38,067
- Alameda County First 53 people$50,078
- Kern County Hospital Authority2 people$74,524
- City of Watsonville2 people$56,418
- City of Rancho Mirage2 people$92,472
- City of Arcata2 people$21,356
- North Santa Clara Resource Conservation District2 people$85,203
- Chabot-Las Positas Community College District2 people$26,748
- San Benito Resource Conservation District2 people$20,830
- City of Galt2 people$37,334
- City of Baldwin Park2 people$44,779
- Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority2 people$71,416
- Humboldt County First 52 people$71,552
- Siskiyou County2 people$74,095
- Santa Clarita Community College District2 people$54,713
- Butte County First 52 people$60,343
- Del Norte County First 52 people$49,466
- San Bernardino County2 people$78,000
- North Humboldt Recreation and Park District2 people$27,417
- Glenn County Resource Conservation District2 people$38,514
- City of Vacaville1 person$59,403
- Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District1 person$121,827
- Alameda County Superior Court1 person$141,717
- City of South Lake Tahoe1 person$82,048
- City of Gardena1 person$83,153
- City of Susanville1 person$67,393
- City of Bakersfield1 person$65,002
- Riverside County Superior Court1 person$125,060
- Planning and Service Area II Area Agency on Aging1 person$46,781
- McFarland Recreation and Park District1 person$36,260
- Area Agency on Aging Planning and Services Area 261 person$84,680
- University of California, Riverside1 person$6,000
- Rim of the World Recreation and Park District1 person$61,255
- San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority1 person$96,810
- Dixon Resource Conservation District1 person$74,804
- Southeast Area Social Services Funding Authority (SASSFA)1 person$63,334
- Town of Truckee1 person$93,274
- Lompoc Hospital District1 person$40,808
- City of San Jacinto1 person$87,628
- Blanchard/Santa Paula Public Library District1 person$22,404
- Sonoma Resource Conservation District1 person$41,314
- Washington Township Health Care District1 person$223,892
- Colusa County Resource Conservation District1 person$9,363
- Shafter Recreation and Park District1 person$50,207
- City of Claremont1 person$27,613
- Monterey County Resource Conservation District1 person$82,066
- City of Inglewood1 person$92,289
- Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District1 person$35,174
- Mendocino County Youth Project1 person$29,011
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- (Part-Time) - Program Coordinator9 people$29,716
- Program Coordinator I141 people$39,360
- Program Coordinator II102 people$89,773
- Program Coordinator722 people$94,532
- Program Coordinator III70 people$145,387
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Program Coordinator (this page)$90,063 (everyone)
- Program Coordinator Senior$98,922 (everyone)
- Senior Program Coordinator$119,819 (everyone)
Highest-paid program coordinators, 2025
- 1Mason K LokProgram Coordinator II · San Mateo County$169,018
- 2Jose L AguirreProgram Coordinator II · San Mateo County$164,501
- 3Joanna E NuevoProgram Coordinator II · San Mateo County$140,881
- 4Elena C RejasProgram Coordinator II · San Mateo County$137,898
- 5Karla I Garcia CamposProgram Coordinator II · San Mateo County$132,014
Common questions
How much does a program coordinator make in California?
The typical program coordinator was paid $90,063 in 2025; most earned between $58,108 and $127,632. This counts all 1,044 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.9% of all pay for program coordinators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Coordinator, at any level (for example "(Part-Time) - Program Coordinator"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this